UCLA School of Law Professor Ann E. Carlson has been named the acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA is the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that has joint authority with the Environmental Protection Agency over car and truck greenhouse gas standards.

Three UCLA School of Law faculty members have landed in the upper reaches of a new set of rankings that track tax law professors by their scholarly impact.

As the 2022-23 academic year kicks off, UCLA Law is thrilled to have four new scholars join its faculty.

“UCLA Law has long-hand a vibrant intellectual community with professors dedicated to teaching our students, conducting cutting edge research, and taking seriously our role as a public university” Interim Dean Russell Korobkin explained. “I’m thrilled that our four newest colleagues will help us carry on that tradition.”